A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses his prospect eligibility (Colin Moran, Edgar Santana, Kyle Crick, Max Moroff and Dovydas Neverauskas), he will be removed from this list. Everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. If a player is out for the season, he will be removed and everyone below him will move up a spot. Removing these guys doesn’t mean they have lost prospect status. It is just an attempt to get more active prospects on the list. Rankings are from our 2018 Prospect Guide, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player pages.
1. Mitch Keller, RHP, Altoona – DNP
2. Austin Meadows, CF, Pirates – In Majors
3. Cole Tucker, SS, Altoona – 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB
4. Shane Baz, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B, Altoona – 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
6. Kevin Newman, SS, Indianapolis – DNP
7. Taylor Hearn, LHP, Altoona – DNP
8. Lolo Sanchez, CF, West Virginia – DNP
9. Bryan Reynolds, OF, Altoona – 1-for-5
10. Jordan Luplow, LF, Indianapolis – 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
11. Luis Escobar, RHP, Bradenton – DNP
12. Clay Holmes, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
13. Braeden Ogle, LHP, West Virginia – DNP
14. Nick Kingham, RHP, Pirates – In Majors
15. Kevin Kramer, 2B, Indianapolis – 0-for-4
16. Adrian Valerio, SS, Bradenton – 1-for-5
17. Calvin Mitchell, OF, West Virginia – 1-for-4, SB
18. Oneil Cruz, SS, West Virginia – 1-for-3, 3B, BB
19. Nick Burdi, RHP, Pirates (disabled list) – DNP
20. Dario Agrazal, RHP, Altoona – DNP
21. JT Brubaker, RHP, Indianapolis – DNP
22. Will Craig, 1B, Altoona – 0-for-4
23. Stephen Alemais, 2B/SS, Altoona – 1-for-3, RBI, BB
24. Jason Martin, OF, Altoona – 1-for-4, BB
25. Brandon Waddell, LHP, Indianapolis – DNP
26. Eduardo Vera, RHP, Altoona – DNP
27. Mason Martin, 1B, West Virginia – 1-for-4, RBI
28. Conner Uselton, OF, Extended Spring Training – DNP
29. Cody Bolton, RHP, West Virginia – DNP
30. Steven Jennings, RHP, Extended Spring Training – DNP
Indianapolis won 7-3 over Scranton/WB.
Tyler Eppler started and went six innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks, with four strikeouts. He now has a 3.12 ERA through 57.2 innings this season, with 57 strikeouts. He has allowed two or fewer runs in eight of his 11 appearances. Jesus Liranzo, Bo Schultz and Dovydas Neverauskas each tossed one scoreless frame.
The offense put together 15 hits, with six of them going for extra bases. Christopher Bostick, Ryahn Lavarway and Eric Wood each homered. Max Moroff, Jordan Luplow and Jose Osuna each hit doubles. Both Luplow and Osuna have 14 doubles, while Wood has six homers. Bostick had three hits, while Moroff, Luplow, Lavarnway, Pablo Reyes and Wyatt Mathisen each had two hits.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Altoona lost 8-5 to Hartford on Sunday.
Pedro Vasquez didn’t have his normal solid control on this day, but he also had some sloppy defense behind him, which led to a high pitch count and three unearned runs. In his five innings of work, he allowed three earned runs on eight hits, three walks and two hit batters. One of the walks was intentional. Geoff Hartlieb allowed two runs in the sixth and Sean Keselica and Tate Scioneaux each had a shutout inning of work.
Cole Tucker had a big day, going 3-for-4 with a walk. He hit his tenth double, drove in a pair of runs, and stole two bases to give him seven steals on the season. Ke’Bryan Hayes went 2-for-4 with his 15th double, an RBI and a walk. Stephen Alemais had a single, RBI, run scored and a walk. Jason Martin had a single and a walk.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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Bradenton lost 10-1 on Sunday to Charlotte.
Oddy Nunez got the start and had some control issues, which led to a shortened outing. In four innings, he allowed four runs on three hits and five walks, with four strikeouts. He was replaced by Jess Amedee, who could even get through an inning. He surrendered four runs on four hits and three walks, while retiring two batters and throwing 38 pitches. Even Scooter Hightower had trouble, allowing two runs in 2.1 innings, which raised his ERA to 1.83 on the season. Adam Oller and Ronny Agustin settled things down with a scoreless inning each.
Mitchell Tolman played his first game of the season, returning from a 50-game suspension. He looked like he’s been there all season, going 4-for-5 with a double. The Marauders had 11 hits and three walks, yet they managed just one run by going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position and stranding 12 runners. Albert Baur had two hits. Alfredo Reyes and Jason Delay each had a hit and a walk.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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West Virginia lost 5-2 to Greensboro.
Hunter Stratton got the start after a long layoff due to multiple rain outs this week. He had a tough game, allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk, with three wild pitches in 4.2 innings. Stratton had two strikeouts and an 8:3 GO/AO ratio. Drew Fischer and Sergio Cubilete threw shutout ball over the final 3.1 innings.
The Power hit for the team cycle on just five hits. Chris Sharpe hit a solo homer for the first run. Mason Martin had an RBI ground out in the ninth for the other run. Deon Stafford hit his ninth double and Oneil Cruz hit his fifth triple. Calvin Mitchell and Martin had the singles. Brett Pope walked twice and scored a run. Mitchell stole his fourth base of the season.
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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The DSL Pirates1 were off on Sunday
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
The DSL Pirates2 were off on Sunday
Here is the boxscore from the MiLB site.
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